Author Archives: Clark Bunch

About Clark Bunch

Pastor (Unity Baptist) author (God is Near) husband, father, blogger, coffee enthusiast.

Week of Prayer: Day 5

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Clark Bunch

Christian and Laura Rowland serve in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada. Click here to watch a short video or read more about their work as church planters in a community that virtually no Gospel witness. Pray for:

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Week of Prayer: Day 4

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Clark Bunch

Yesterday, we met Joshua and Brittany Brown. Today… our focus is once again Joshua and Brittany Brown. Joshua was in the Marines for 20 years. The focus yesterday was on deployment; the focus today is on the wives of those … Continue reading →

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Week of Prayer: Day 3

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Clark Bunch

This is day three in the Week of Prayer for North American Missions. Today we meet Joshua and Brittany Brown who are church planters in North Carolina next door to Camp Lejeune. Please pray for: Click here to listen to … Continue reading →

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Week of Prayer: Day 2

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Clark Bunch

In Southern Baptist life, this is the Week of Prayer for North American Missions. We handed out the prayer guides and talked about it at church yesterday so there is not a “Day 1” post, you haven’t missed anything. Today’s … Continue reading →

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Do Not Judge One Another

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Clark Bunch

Food laws and celebrating holidays are still points of contention among believers nearly 2,000 after Paul told each of us to mind our own business. Respect the beliefs of others, being particularly careful around those “weaker in the faith.” If … Continue reading →

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Fulfilling the Law

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Clark Bunch

All the things Paul lists in Romans 12 that Christians should be doing… in Romans 13 we learn that all those, done in love, fulfill the law.

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Christians Be Like…

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Clark Bunch

I gave this sermon a Gen Z title and somehow never mentioned it at church this morning. The ESV calls this passage Marks of True Christian while the Holman CSB simply says Christian Ethics. Whatever title you give it, this … Continue reading →

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We Are the Body

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Clark Bunch

Paul elaborates more on these topics in other letters but in Romans 12 he addresses the spiritual gifts and different members working together as one body. The best commentary on the Bible is the Bible so we will take a … Continue reading →

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A Living Sacrifice

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Clark Bunch

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…” “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…” Just the first two verses as we begin Romans 12. Lots of good stuff in there.

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The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Clark Bunch

There was not a sermon last week. We had worship but I was taking whatever cold or flu-like thing is going around. This is the end of Romans 11, from verse 25 to 36.